Abandoned
Strange game “watched” this evening. Got to ground fifteen minutes before kick off. All fine.
Five minutes before kickoff a fog bank comes down.
Game starts and I hear the game for ten minutes but only actually saw the ball briefly twice.
Game suspended after ten minutes - formally abandoned 15 mins later. No doubt right call.
literally 100 yards from the ground completely clear with stars shining. Weird.
Think last game abandoned for me was the icy Farnborough game. That may have made second half at least ?.
Anyone “seen” a shorter game?
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My Southend supporting colleague went to Boston on Saturday (I think) only for it to be abandoned for fog after 7 mins.
Did you sing "I wouldn't want to watch that every week" for the bantz?
Notts County v Wycombe abandoned after 6 minutes in April 2001.
I watched a Godalming Town game that was abandoned due to a serious injury after about fifteen minutes.
A game against Merthyr Tydfil early on in the 89/90 season was abandoned after 16 minutes due to a biblical thunderstorm. I can remember sheltering in the bus station but the rain was pouring in there too. Sirens and alarms were going off everywhere.
Andy Kerr had put us 1-0 up but we lost the rearranged fixture 2-1. Couldn't tell you what I had for dinner yesterday though.
I once had to abandon a game 5 mins before it started. 30 mins before kick off, had a heavy hail shower that turned the pitch white. I told the groundsman to sweep the ice away from the lines as the rest would melt as we played.
However, I was standing in the tunnel and the groundman spirits over telling me to follow and I found the lines for the centre circle & penalty areas had all washed off with the ice / water!